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A student focussed the image of a candle flame on a white screen using a lens. He noted down the position of the candle screen and the lens as mentioned below:
Position of candle = 12.0 cm
Position of lens = 50.0 cm
Position of the screen = 88.0 cm

(i) What type of device is used?

A

Convex lens

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Cconcave lens

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C

Plane mirror

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D

Glass slab

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Solution

The correct option is A Convex lens
As the image is formed on a screen, it is real. A real image cannot be formed by a concave lens. Only convex lens can produce real images.

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